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Nuclear Supplier Group NSG and India

Quick points to remember

• NSG - Nuclear Supplier Group is a group of countries supplying nuclear
weapons that aim to eliminate nuclear explosions by controlling the export
tools, materials and technology that can be used to produce nuclear
weapons.
• When Indian nuclear test was done in May 1974, the NSG was found. This
test identified that some non-weapon nuclear technology can be easily
turned into nuclear weapons.
• During a visit to India in 2010, the President of US, Barrack Obama
announced support for India’s participation in NSG.
• President of France, President of Russia, Japan, Switzerland, Canada and
UK have also offered their support to India’s entry into NSG.
• Countries like China, New Zealand, Ireland and Australia have opposed
the inclusion of Indians in the NSG group.

Introduction

Nuclear Supplier Group also known as NSG is a group formed by different countries
offering nuclear weapons. It is a fact that the tools, technologies and materials can
easily turn into nuclear weapons and can be misused and thus, this group was
formed to eliminate all the possibilities of nuclear explosions. Countries aim to control
the tools and technologies export that can be easily used to make nuclear weapons.

Since the beginning, India has shown its interest in becoming one of the members
of this group. After many attempts and despite getting support from some of the
major players in the group like US, UK, Canada, Japan, South Africa etc, India did
not become the member of NSG group due to opposition from China as India has

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